Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Brown Baby Ear
(Say, 1831)
Sinum maculatum
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Naticidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 454498
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to Brazil
0.3 to 70 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Marine; Soft substrates
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419768 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.